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Care experts welcome wellbeing board plans

By Jamie Hailstone | 13 May 2011

Social care expert Richard Humphries has hailed health and wellbeing boards as ‘part of the solut...

Doncaster fees 'spiral' in jockey court action

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 May 2011

Doncaster MBC is thought to have run up a sizable legal bill on a High Court case, which was rais...

UK 'not prepared' for co-operatives

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 May 2011

Britain is not ready to turn public services over to social enterprises and co-operatives, accord...

UK 'not prepared' for co-operatives

By Jamie Hailstone | 12 May 2011

Britain is not ready to turn public services over to social enterprises and co-operatives, accord...

Migrants 'need support' to access vital services

By Jamie Hailstone | 05 May 2011

A new report has highlighted how important it is for councils, voluntary groups and NHS trusts to...

Union leaders warn of more strikes ahead

By Jamie Hailstone | 03 May 2011

Trade union leaders have warned that Britain faces a summer of public sector spending cuts.

Sector divided over curbs on grant cuts

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 April 2011

Charity and local authority leaders remain divided over Eric Pickles’ plans to stop councils cutt...

Lansley's reform plans face growing criticism

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 April 2011

Health secretary, Andrew Lansley faced a chorus of disapproval last week over Government’s plans ...

Southern Cross shares rise after landlords meeting

By Jamie Hailstone | 20 April 2011

Shares in the troubled Southern Cross Healthcare group soared by almost 30% yesterday after the f...

Plans to extend council tax in Scotland questioned

By Jamie Hailstone | 15 April 2011

Council bosses in Scotland have poured cold water on the Scottish National Partry’s (SNP) plans t...